jalgayer
Well-Known Member
- Recipe Type
- Extract
- Yeast
- 1056
- Yeast Starter
- 2L
- Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
- 2L
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.25
- Original Gravity
- 1.069
- Final Gravity
- 1.021
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 90
- IBU
- 35
- Color
- 15.5
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 28 @68
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- None
- Additional Fermentation
- None
- Tasting Notes
- see below
Hey All,
Wanted to try to brew a pumpkin ale but there was no pumpkin around. So I improvised.
I also wanted to end up with a higher FG so that it was on the maltier/sweeter (less dry side) so when I 'mashed' I did so without anything that would help to convert the sugars in the other ingredients.
I roasted 8lbs of butternut squash at 350 for 70 minutes then added it all along with the specialty grains listed below and steep at 154F for 60 minutes.
Specialty Grains
0.50 lb Special B
0.25 lb Aromatic
0.25 lb Crystal 40L
0.25 lb crystal 60L
Then I added 3.5lb of ligt DME and 3.5 lb of wheat DME and the following hop schedule
1oz EKG (60)
.5oz Summit (60)
.5oz fuggle (15)
.25 fuggle (1)
.25 ekg (1)
I added 1/2lb malto dextrine at 1 minute and 1lb of lactose as well at 1 min
I made my own pumpkin spice mix and added a total of 4 tsp after primary fermentation stopped (about 2 weeks) as well as 1.5TBSP of vanilla and .5 TBSP of almond extract.
It has been a month and its about time to bottle --- And the taste is PERFECT.
Just the right amount of spice... hint of bitterness from the hops behind a residual sweetness that remained from the butternut squash and lactose.
The malto contributed to a great mouthfeel
Cant wait to carb this and drink it!
Wanted to try to brew a pumpkin ale but there was no pumpkin around. So I improvised.
I also wanted to end up with a higher FG so that it was on the maltier/sweeter (less dry side) so when I 'mashed' I did so without anything that would help to convert the sugars in the other ingredients.
I roasted 8lbs of butternut squash at 350 for 70 minutes then added it all along with the specialty grains listed below and steep at 154F for 60 minutes.
Specialty Grains
0.50 lb Special B
0.25 lb Aromatic
0.25 lb Crystal 40L
0.25 lb crystal 60L
Then I added 3.5lb of ligt DME and 3.5 lb of wheat DME and the following hop schedule
1oz EKG (60)
.5oz Summit (60)
.5oz fuggle (15)
.25 fuggle (1)
.25 ekg (1)
I added 1/2lb malto dextrine at 1 minute and 1lb of lactose as well at 1 min
I made my own pumpkin spice mix and added a total of 4 tsp after primary fermentation stopped (about 2 weeks) as well as 1.5TBSP of vanilla and .5 TBSP of almond extract.
It has been a month and its about time to bottle --- And the taste is PERFECT.
Just the right amount of spice... hint of bitterness from the hops behind a residual sweetness that remained from the butternut squash and lactose.
The malto contributed to a great mouthfeel
Cant wait to carb this and drink it!